Question

English is very important in the modern world. Many people want to learn it well. Here are some things that I want to say about learning it.

To learn English well, you need two things---passion and good learning methods(方法). Passion is the more important one. Why? Because passion makes you want to learn English. Learning methods only tell you how to do it better and faster.

If you love learning English, you will do it regularly(有规律地) and spend more time on it. It will also be easy for you to remember new words and grammar rules. __________ For example, some people like history and know a lot about World WarⅡ. If you ask a person who doesn’t like history to memorize all the facts, he probably can’t do it.

When you want to learn English, you can do the following things:

First, imagine(想象) that you can talk to native(本土的) speakers just as you talk in your mother language. Imagine yourself to be a manager(经理) in a foreign company(公司). Imagine you are living in an English-speaking country.

Second, use English as much as possible. This is very important. The more you use English, the better you will learn it. English is very popular, so you can use it everywhere. You can watch American cartoons, sing English songs, and read interesting books written in English as well.

1. The underlined word “passion” means “_______” in Chinese.

A. 热情          B. 态度         C. 步骤         D. 情感

2.The missing(空白的) part in the third paragraph can be __________.

A. You can’t memorize everywhere in learning English

B. You will find it hard to learn English

C. Everyone likes to learn what they like most

D. That’s because you can easily remember what you like

3.What can you do if you want to learn English according to the passage?

A. Stop learning it for some time.

B. Read interesting English books.

C. Listen to music or play sports.

D. Go to English-speaking countries.

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the writer?

A. Learning methods are more important than passion.

B. You need two things if you want to learn English well.

C. It’s easy for you to remember new words or grammar rules if you are an English lover.

D. It’s difficult for a person to know a lot about World WarⅡif he isn’t interested in history.

5.The main idea of this passage is about _______.

A. the importance of learning English

B. English around the modern world

C. some advice on how to learn English

D. how to write e-mails to other people

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要给我们讲述的是如何学好英语，作者觉得想要学好英语，你需要两件事，一是学习英语的热情，另一个是学习方法。而且作者觉得学习的热情更加重要，因为只有你喜欢一件事情，你才有去学习的动力。

1.A词义猜测题。根据短文大意可知，作者认为想要学好英语，需要两件事情，一是热情，而是学习的方法。根据下文Passion makes you want to learn English… If you love learning English…可知，短文中多次提到，想要学好英语，首先得要喜欢英语。可见passion指的是学习英语的热情，故应选A。

2.D推理判断题。根据空后面的内容可知，这里作者给我们举了一个例子，他说如果一个人喜欢历史，那么他就会知道很多关于二战的事情。所以如果你喜欢一件事，你就会很容易的记住它。由此我们可以推断这里应该选D。

3.B 细节理解题。根据短文最后一段中You can watch American cartoons, sing English songs, and read interesting books written in English as well.可知，想要学好英语，就要经常使用它，我们可以看美国卡通片，唱英语歌，读有趣的英语读物等。故应选B。

4.A推理判断题。根据短文大意和Because passion makes you want to learn English. Learning methods only tell you how to do it better and faster.可知，作者觉得学习英语的热情比学习方法要更重要，故A选项是不对的。根据To learn English well, you need two things、If you love learning English,… It will also be easy for you to remember new words and grammar rules.、If you ask a person who doesn’t like history to memorize all the facts, he probably can’t do it.可知B、C和D选项都符合文意。

5.主旨大意题。这篇短文主要给我们讲述的是如何学好英语，作者觉得想要学好英语，你需要两件事，一是学习英语的热情，另一个是学习方法。而且作者觉得学习的热情更加重要。故应选C。

考点：教育类短文阅读。